Take Control: Tackle Your Student Loans

Debt Free Zone Ahead:

You can do all the right things, go to college, complete your degree and get a job but then you are faced with crushing debt. Currently more than 40 million Americans have student debt. As the President works to lift the burden of crushing student loan debts for millions, even more continue to struggle. Don’t let this be you. Get ahead and in control of your debt. We have outlined an action plan to doing just this:

Consider SaveUp.com, a free website that rewards users for paying down debt or Smarter Bucks, a new debit card rewards program created by student loan information site SimpleTuition allows cardholders to pay down a bit of their student loan debts with each card swipe.

Step 4. Stick to a budget
Keep track of other spending by visiting free websites such as Mint.com